| 单词 | dilapidate |
| 释义 | dilapidate[ dih-lap-i-deyt ] / dɪˈlæp ɪˌdeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dilapidate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), di·lap·i·dat·ed, di·lap·i·dat·ing.to cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect (often used passively): The house had been dilapidated by neglect. Archaic. to squander; waste. verb (used without object), di·lap·i·dat·ed, di·lap·i·dat·ing.to fall into ruin or decay. Origin of dilapidate1560–70; <Medieval Latin dīlapidātus, past participle of dīlapidāre to squander (compare dīlapidātiō disrepair), Latin: to pelt with stones; see di-2, lapidate OTHER WORDS FROM dilapidatedi·lap·i·da·tion, noundi·lap·i·da·tor, nounWords nearby dilapidatedil, dilacerate, dilaceration, Dilacor, Dilantin, dilapidate, dilapidated, dilapidation, dilatancy, dilatant, dilatate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dilapidate
British Dictionary definitions for dilapidatedilapidate / (dɪˈlæpɪˌdeɪt) / verbto fall or cause to fall into ruin or decay Word Origin for dilapidateC16: from Latin dīlapidāre to scatter, waste, from dis- apart + lapidāre to stone, throw stones, from lapis stone Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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